iPhone Overheating - Why Does It Get Hot, What is Normal and What You Can Do

iPhone getting warm, hot and overheating is a concern for many. Every day I am asked why is my iPhone hot when using it or iPhone getting hot while charging. In many cases your iPhone heating up when playing games, taking video and during use is normal, but sometimes it is not. In this video I explain why iPhone 12 Pro max, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max are getting hot, what is normal, and what you can do to help keep iPhone cool. #iPhone #iOS14 #Apple

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00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Normal operating temperatures
02:11 - Device temperatures
03:18 - Temperature when charging
04:07 - Why iPhone gets warm
05:19 - What happens when the iPhone gets too hot
05:50 - iPhone temperatures during normal use
06:29 - iPhone Temperatures when charging
08:02 - iPhone temperatures when gaming and recording video
09:07 - How to keep your iPhone cool
10:42 - Outro
11:02 - End

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[maryangelicafernandez]

With recent updates I noticed my iPhone is getting warmer than usual.

[lennonyokoforeverbunnys]

THANK YOU THIS IS WHAT WAS JUST HAPPENING TO MY IPHONE 12 PRO MAX

[zollotech]

I get asked about iPhones getting hot every day. I thought I would try to explain why and whats too much. Hope you enjoy it and thanks for watching as it is always appreciated.

[JohnMadinald]

Damn it get warm fast, especially when charging.

[Alex.AL_]

As a construction worker I use my 12 pro outside a lot and it gets quite hot to the point where the brightness turns down and I am not able to turn it back up until it cools down. This is very frustrating as I need to be able to use my phone outside while working. This has already happened a few times and with it being spring, temperature are only around 65-70 degrees. I am afraid to see what will happen when it gets to 90-100 degrees during the summer. Very disappointed that this is how a $1000 phone preforms

[BamaChad-WCHD]

I'm a couple of years late but great video still! I am always amazed at how well IPhones and some other android phones dissipate heat. Especially iPhones because they all run hot. Considering they are only using passive cooling it's quite impressive. I guess with iPhones it's the combination of mostly metal and glass materials and very power hungry processors that make iPhones get so hot so often.

[raymart.guinto]

It get’s uncomfortably hot especially in tropical countries.

[geoffinalaska]

You’re probably right, not much to worry about. However; my iPhone 12 Pro is quite noticeably hotter than my previous iPhone 11 Pro Max when charging.

[jazzyxxii]

The problem isn’t heating. The problem is throttling. I’m seeing frame drops in games and unusual screen dimming

[stationwilhelminaplein]

this was very informative, thank you! i got my iphone 11 about two weeks ago and the first day it got really hot and i was afraid there was something wrong with it, but this video explains it all. i really enjoy your content and you helped me deciding which iphone to get, i’m very happy with it. thanks!

[makethistechwork]

A little surprised you didn’t mention that the screen brightness will lower considerably if the phone gets too hot. This happens too often on my iPhone 11. I doubt my iPhone 11 is faulty either. My iPhone 11 seems to get hotter than Samsung phones I’ve had in the past.

[msxpclu]

Thank you very much, Aaron!! ✌🏻 You’re only one american tech youtuber, who cares about the whole world (saying meters, celcius and so on) 😁

[amo_res]

My 12 gets so hot while gaming, it temporarily dims brightness, which makes it a lot harder to see. A14 is so powerful but lacks cooling system

[kiwiexpat]

Thanks Aaron for the conversion to Celsius and clear explanation on the heat issue we have all experienced at some point.

[benjaminreid]

Thank you. I though it was just me with my iPhone 11 Pro Max getting hot.

[premgaru]

Gee thanks for this brother Aaron. I just upgraded my new 13 Pro Max to the latest ios 15.2 and was getting paranoid because of the sudden increase in temperature which wasn’t there when I had it on 15.1.

But now after watching your video I gather that it could just be indexing my large photo and video library. For the record mine is a 512 GB device and I have already used up 400 GB of that storage. And following your advice I also took my silicone case off to make it easy for the phone to dissipate heat.

You are a great blessing to the Apple community here dear brother Aaron. God bless.

[deepakparmar]

In India the normal temperature is above 38 C and iPhone feels bit warm while charging with 20w fast charger. In that situation you don't feel good to hold phone until it's cool down.

[MobileTechPoint]

This is why you buy max models. Big bulky great battery life and never over heat 👍👍

[cizzlen]

had the 11 pro since launch and this overheating with normal use is still an issue

[TheRobloxDogeHQ]

I have an iPhone 11 and the phone really never gets too warm in my opinion. I tend to play games on my phone and occasionally take 4K videos.